While Battle for Azeroth may just have launched, it's not too early to think about BlizzCon 2018. With all rounds of ticket sales now complete, Blizzard is starting the hype train for BlizzCon with a new video series, "The Best of BlizzCon," a community infographic, and early details on the virtual ticket.\r\rIn the area for BlizzCon? Make sure you check out the Wowhead Party the night before--it's totally free, with tons of prizes!\r\r\r\rVirtual Ticket\rThe Virtual Ticket is back this year with some improvements!\rMore channels and more languages, including international Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese\rSpecial interactive polls\r\rThe Virtual Ticket content stream will kick off on September 12th with a special all-access unboxing stream, revealing the goody bag items, as well as the digital Overwatch item. Then through September 12th through October 30th, Blizzard will be releasing a slew of unique videos highlighting wonderful parts of the community, similar to last year.\r\rBest BlizzCon Moment\rIn this video, you'll relive some of the exciting moments from past opening ceremonies, including the reveal of WoW Classic. Vote on your favorite moment and Blizzard will later crown one moment the best BlizzCon moment of all time!\r\r\r\rCommunity Infographic\rTo celebrate the BlizzCon 2018 kickoff reveals, Blizzard has put together an infographic with community statistics. Did you know that the main LED Overwatch screen weighs as much as an elephant? Or that Legion bosses killed players 2.8 billion times? What is your favorite detail from the list below?\r\r\r\rPress Release Statement\r\rEvery BlizzCon\u00ae is a piece of Blizzard Entertainment history. Blizzard\u2019s celebration of its games and gaming community draws visitors to California from around the world. For us at Blizzard, BlizzCon is a unique opportunity to geek out about our shared passion for games and share what we\u2019ve been working on with everyone. It\u2019s where our community comes to experience surprises and delights, and help us create unforgettable moments that last a lifetime.\r\rLast year, BlizzCon hosted a record 35,000+ attendees and drew over 10 million livestream viewers tuning in from more than 180 countries. With a once-again sold-out show, our 12th BlizzCon taking place this November is shaping up to be even bigger. \r\rMany in our global community experience BlizzCon via livestreams. This year we\u2019ll be livestreaming through more channels, and in more languages. Like before, viewers can watch key BlizzCon moments such as the opening ceremony announcements and all our esports tournaments via free livestreams. For people who don\u2019t want to miss a moment, we\u2019ll again have our BlizzCon Virtual Ticket with the deepest access available to the live show, plus two months of exclusive video programming\u2014all of it available via VOD and translated into eight languages. \r\rBlizzCon and Virtual Ticket livestreams are viewable via www.blizzcon.com and the BlizzCon mobile app for iOS and Android, both supporting Chromecast and Airplay; all livestreams will be available in 1080p HD and 60 fps\r\rBlizzCon and Virtual Ticket content will be available in eight languages (*new to 2018): English, German, Korean, French, *international Spanish, simplified Chinese, Russian, and *Brazilian Portuguese\r\r\rOfficial Blue Post\r\rEvery BlizzCon is a piece of Blizzard Entertainment history. It\u2019s a unique opportunity for us at Blizzard to geek out about our shared passion for games with our community and reveal what we\u2019ve been working on with everyone. It\u2019s also where our community comes to experience and help create unforgettable moments that last a lifetime.\r\rThis year, we\u2019re kicking off BlizzCon season with a few firsts. We\u2019ve created the \u201cBlizzard Community Spotlight 2018\u201d infographic, highlighting stats and fun facts about our players and what they do in and outside of our games, and with a few eye-popping facts about what goes into making BlizzCon a spectacle. We\u2019ve also created a video campaign that lets all of you relive and vote on your favorite moments from BlizzCons past.\r\rThen of course there\u2019s this upcoming BlizzCon, which everyone will be able to follow via Virtual Ticket. Today, we\u2019re giving the first glimpse of what\u2019s to come when BlizzCon and Virtual Ticket 2018 programming kicks off in three weeks with the \u201cBlizzCon All-Access Kick-Off Show.\u201d Jump to the \u201cSave the Dates\u201d section at the bottom if you can\u2019t wait to see what\u2019s coming up.\r\rBest of BlizzCons Past\r\rIt\u2019s only fitting to start the festivities for our 12th BlizzCon, taking place this November 2\u20133, by giving you a chance to relive the most unforgettable moments from the show and vote on your all-time \u201cBest of BlizzCon.\u201d\r\rWhether you were there in person, watched it online, or heard about it, every BlizzCon has its share of surprises and delights. These have been from announcements and surprises during our opening ceremony, from cameos from our favorite personalities, from epic esports moments. We\u2019re trying to unearth the most memorable moments from all these categories, and then see what you decide are the best of all time.\r\rWe\u2019ll be releasing new \u201cBest of BlizzCon\u201d videos from four different categories every two weeks, and you can vote on your favorite from each. Closer to the show, we\u2019ll reveal the \u201cBest of BlizzCon Moments of All Time.\u201d The campaign starts today with \u201cTop BlizzCon Surprises,\u201d and voting is live now!\r\rBlizzard Community Infographic\r\rBlizzard\u2019s worlds are alive because of our vibrant player communities. To capture some of the characteristics we love most about our community, we decided to put together a fun infographic. It\u2019s a mix of stats and fun facts for Blizzard Battle.net, Blizzard franchises, and BlizzCon. There are insights here that that even we found surprising.\r\rBlizzCon 2018 Save the Dates!Every year we officially get BlizzCon into gear with our \u201cBlizzCon All-Access Channel Kickoff Show\u201d\u2014a livestream featuring teases, reveals, and special guests. The show also marks the launch of the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, including premieres for the first slate of exclusive video programming. Here\u2019s a glimpse at what\u2019s ahead:\r\r\u201cBlizzCon All-Access Kickoff Show\u201d Livestream\u2014September 12\r\r Tune in at www.blizzcon.com at 3:00 p.m. PDT\/11:00 p.m. GMT to see reveals for BlizzCon 2018, watch the BlizzCon Goody Bag unboxing, get the first in-game item (for BlizzCon ticket holders\/Virtual Ticket holders) for Overwatch\u00ae, and more!\r\rCatch the first episodes of these Virtual Ticket exclusive programs for free:\r\r\r Build-A-Panel\u2014Join in \u201ccrowd-crafting\u201d the first-ever community-created panel for BlizzCon.\r\r\r Drawn to Adventure\u2014Witness the creative process in action as Blizzard artists share their process, insights, and inspirations.\r\r\r The Vault\u2014See historical items from our games that are too important\u2014and in some cases too fragile\u2014to keep anywhere other than under lock and key.\r\r\r Elite Cosplay\u2014From concept to creation, see the dedication, passion, and love of the game required to become a truly elite cosplayer.\r\r\r Pause for Laughter\u2014Get ready for an unconventional, whimsical look at Blizzard games and the unique personalities who make up our player communities.\r\r\rBlizzCon Virtual Ticket Pre-Show Programming\u2014September 12 to October 30\r\r Watch new videos debuting almost every day, with original programming created by Blizzard and an award-winning team of producers, writers, filmmakers, and on-air talent.\r\r\rBlizzCon Opening Week\u2014October 25 to 29\r\r Blizzard Arena Los Angeles hosts the initial rounds of the esports tournament finals culminating at BlizzCon for World of Warcraft\u00ae, Heroes of the Storm\u00ae, and StarCraft\u00ae II.\r\r\rBlizzCon 2018\u2014November 2 to 3\r\r BlizzCon kicks off with a pre-show and our biggest announcements at the opening ceremony, broadcast live starting at 10:00 a.m. PDT\/5:00 p.m. GMT on Nov. 2 from the Anaheim Convention Center.\r\r\r Virtual Ticket broadcasts live for the duration of the show, livestreaming key content and providing exclusive access and interviews with developers, community personalities, and esports pros.\r\r\r In addition to two full days of news, developer panels, and community entertainment across multiple stages, BlizzCon features the ultimate competitions in Blizzard esports:\r\r StarCraft II WCS Global Finals\r World of Warcraft Arena World Championship Global Finals\r World of Warcraft Mythic Dungeon Invitational All-Stars\r Heroes of the Storm Global Championship Finals\r Hearthstone Global Games Finals\r Overwatch World Cup Finals\r\r

Commento di Papanurglle

Commento di jimbobaus

will virtual ticket purchases re open or no?\r\rIf it\u2019s like last year, the virtual ticket will go on sale at same time as the goody bag announcement stream.

Commento di Edge69

on 2018-08-22T02:20:58-05:00

And it will be available almost right up until the minute the stream goes live and maybe even after.

Commento di szombatibalu7

on 2018-08-22T02:24:52-05:00

Can\u2019t wait for the Virtual Ticket rewards!

Commento di Ikarugamesh

on 2018-08-22T02:32:15-05:00

Hooray for Spanish!

Commento di AlakeiThancan

on 2018-08-22T02:35:22-05:00

Hooray! Will we know the in game bonuses before the tickets are online?

Commento di Papanurglle

on 2018-08-22T02:38:02-05:00

So september 12th?

Commento di dakyras

on 2018-08-22T03:32:32-05:00

"slayed"? When did they stop using spell checkers.

Commento di SilverSapphire

on 2018-08-22T04:16:49-05:00

"slayed"? When did they stop using spell checkers.\r\rSpell checker usually isn't very good at checking grammar.

Commento di deathslover

on 2018-08-22T05:14:52-05:00

hurry up and show us the goodies that come with the virtual tickets for cripes sake

Commento di K1ngMrglMrgl

on 2018-08-22T05:33:26-05:00

i hope the goodie bag would be avaible at the EU store this year

Commento di Zorbius15

on 2018-08-22T06:38:58-05:00

Nice!

Commento di Lagy

on 2018-08-22T07:00:25-05:00

dayum, I wish I could be there, but it's ~9000km from me :<

Commento di Kondey

on 2018-08-22T08:22:05-05:00

The statistics were very interesting tbh

Commento di KneezMz

on 2018-08-22T09:50:04-05:00

But... how much people in total plays World of Warcraft based on these statistics?

Commento di evilmark443

on 2018-08-22T11:02:23-05:00

I don't care about the overwatch digital item, i just want to know when the WoW item(s) will be announced

Commento di africanleopard

on 2018-08-22T11:14:00-05:00

But... how much people in total plays World of Warcraft based on these statistics?\rThey haven't released those numbers since they removed it from their annual shareholders report... I have noticed that a few weeks prior to BfA many servers had high or full servers, and the same after the release.

Commento di apedosmil

on 2018-08-22T11:39:59-05:00

I think the mount rewards for the virtual ticket should be to just put saddles on Sylvie and Genn, and everytime they are summoned they repeat their lines from the Legion Tower world quests. The goodest of boys deserves a saddle.

Commento di DrLemon

on 2018-08-22T11:52:01-05:00

Blizzcon hype! I hope they release Japanese subtitles eventually.

Commento di Saffiosia

on 2018-08-22T15:02:19-05:00

Best statistic \/ comment is Mike Morhaime's.\rThere are no strangers, just friends you haven't met (yet).